Section 229.110  General Applicability

a)         This Part applies to all HMIWIs for which construction commenced either on or before June 20, 1996, except as provided for in subsections (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Section and Section 229.112 of this Subpart.

b)         An HMIWI otherwise subject to the emission limits in this Part is only subject to the recordkeeping requirements set forth in Section 229.182(b), (f) and (g) of this Part during those periods when it combusts only pathological waste, low-level radioactive waste, or chemotherapeutic waste, provided the owner or operator of the HMIWI notifies the Agency of its intention to operate pursuant to this operating scenario in its CAAPP application submitted in accordance with either Section 229.115(b)(1), Subpart D of this Part, or Section 39.5 of the Act.

c)         An HMIWI that combusts only pathological waste, low-level radioactive waste, or chemotherapeutic waste is subject to only the recordkeeping requirements set forth in Section 229.182(c), (f) and (g) of this Part provided that the owner or operator of an HMIWI provides, by December 15, 1999, both the Agency and the USEPA with a written certification of its status as an HMIWI burning only the wastes listed in this subsection.

d)         A co-fired combustor is subject only to the recordkeeping requirements set forth in Section 229.182(d), (f) and (g) of this Part, provided that the owner or operator of the combustor is subject to a permit condition limiting its fuel feed stream to co-fired combustor status, provides, by December 15, 1999, both the Agency and USEPA with a written certification of its status as a co-fired combustor, including an estimate of the relative weight of hospital waste, medical/infectious waste, and other fuels and/or waste combusted at the facility.

e)         Any hospital that does not operate an HMIWI but that sends any of its hospital waste or medical/infectious waste to an off-site HMIWI is subject only to the waste management plan provisions set forth at Section 229.178 of this Part.